Aug. 7, 2013

The Baylor volleyball team was voted to finish sixth in the 2013 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason poll, announced Wednesday. The Bears finished 7-9 in Big 12 competition in 2012 and placed sixth in the league standings.

Texas was picked to win the league for the third-straight season coming off a national championship season and its sixth Big 12 championship. The Longhorns received eight of the nine first-place votes while Iowa State was picked second and received the other first-place vote.

Kansas and Kansas State were voted third and fourth respectively while Oklahoma was selected ahead of Baylor at fifth. The Bears finished sixth in the poll followed by a tie for seventh between TCU and Texas Tech. West Virginia rounded out the nine-team poll.

Baylor returns 12 lettermen from last year's squad including Zoe Adom who was selected to the 2013 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason team Tuesday. Along with Adom, Thea Munch-Soegaard and Hope Ogden return to head coach Jim Barnes' team with significant starting experience from 2012.

The Bears are set to begin preseason practice Saturday, and the season-opener is scheduled for Aug. 30 at Colorado State. Baylor's first Big 12 match of the season is Sept. 28 in Ames, Iowa at Iowa State.

2013 BIG 12 PRESEASON VOLLEYBALL POLL
Rank Team (First-place Votes) Points
1. Texas (8) 64
2. Iowa State (1) 55
3. Kansas 51
4. Kansas State 41
5. Oklahoma 39
6. Baylor 28
7. TCU 19
Texas Tech 19
9. West Virginia 8

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.